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English
and Scientific names: |
Western Wood-Pewee
(Contopus sordidulus)
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Number
of individuals: |
one individual in adult plumage |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Cameron |
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Specific
Locality: |
Peveto Woods Sanctuary |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
10-1-09 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
2:00-3:30 p.m. |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Richard Temple |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Josh Sylvest, Melvin Weber, and Ronald Stein |
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Other observers who independently
identified the bird(s) |
Josh Sylvest |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
The bird was in the direct sunlight on top of
a dead tree. |
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Optical
equipment: |
Pentax 10x42 binoculars in good condition and
Canon Powershot SX10 IS 20x optical zoom camera in good condition. |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
roughly 30 feet but it varied from about 60 to
30 feet during the hour and a half observation |
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Duration
of observation: |
1 hour and 30 minutes |
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Habitat:
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The bird was located at Peveto Woods Sanctuary
which is a primarily live oak chenier. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
The bird was observed perched on top of
several dead trees within the chenier. |
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Description: |
The bird was observed perched on top of two
dead trees throughout the observation. The bird was also observed
foraging from its perch. A Wester Wood-Pewee cal was played and the
bird came directly to us. The bird seemed agitated at the call.the bird
was roughly the size of Eastern Wood-Pewee. It was dark above and below. The
undertail coverts and head were very dark. The lower mandible appeared
to be mostly dark. Also the wing bars were narrow and bold not bright
like Eastern Wood-Pewee. The bird responded to a Western Wood-Pewee
call and came in very close to investigate. The bird also seemed
agitated at the call. |
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Voice: |
No vocalization was observed |
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Similar species: |
Similiar species include Eastern Wood-Pewee.
Eastern Wood-Pewee was eliminated due to the dark head and undertail
coverts. The bird was overall darker than the EAWP. EAWP were
present and when we played a Western Wood-Pewee call, the potential WEWP bird
was the only one to respond. The wong bars on the bird were also more
narrow and bold which does not suggest EAWP. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Several Photographs and a 2 minute video was
obtained. I have attached the photos and will send the movie if needed. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
No previous experience with this species |
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Identification
aids: |
National Geographic and Peterson Field Guides
were used. |
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This
description is written from: |
The description was written from memory and
photgraphs |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Positive |
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Date
and time: |
10-4-09 |